Baseball Page 949 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Rays look to maintain upper hand vs. Red Sox in series opener
The Tampa Bay Rays will play an 11th straight game against an American League East foe on Monday evening when they open a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays are a combined 6-4 against the New York Yankees, Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays in the 10-game stretc...
Twins, Nationals meet in matchup of skidding teams
Misery will have company when the visiting Minnesota Twins open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Monday.,The Twins have lost a season-high six straight games after falling 5-2 to the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday, while the Nationals limp home after a 2-7 road trip that ended ...
Mets' Francisco Lindor ready to face former team in Cleveland
Perhaps his return to Cleveland will provide a needed offensive spark for the New York Mets' Francisco Lindor.,Set to face his former team in Cleveland for the first time since being traded three years ago, struggling Lindor and the Mets try to keep the American League Central-leading Guardians from...
Coming off strong week, Marlins prepare to face Brewers
One of the best teams in the National League takes on the worst when the Milwaukee Brewers visit the Miami Marlins to open a three-game series on Monday night.,While both teams are coming off losses, the cellar-dwelling Marlins are riding short-term momentum, having taken two of three from the visit...
Padres hope to make another statement on road vs. Braves
The San Diego Padres will try to win a road series against the Atlanta Braves for the fourth straight year when the two clubs complete a four-game series with a doubleheader on Monday.,San Diego has won the first two games of the series, prevailing 3-1 on Friday and 9-1 on Sunday. It took three game...
Padres hope to make another statement on road vs. Braves
The San Diego Padres will try to win a road series against the Atlanta Braves for the fourth straight year when the two clubs complete a four-game series with a doubleheader on Monday.,San Diego has won the first two games of the series, prevailing 3-1 on Friday and 9-1 on Sunday. It took three game...
Jays' Jose Berrios eyes another strong start vs. White Sox
Chicago White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde will try to extend his 13-inning scoreless streak on Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The scoreless string has come over the past two starts in which Fedde (4-0, 2.60 ERA) has held hitters to a .192 b...
MLB roundup: Padres rout Braves as Yu Darvish earns 200th pro win
Yu Darvish pitched seven shutout innings, extending his scoreless streak to 25 innings, and earned his 200th professional victory on Sunday as the visiting San Diego Padres hammered the Atlanta Braves 9-1.,he 107th win in the major leagues for Darvish, who won 93 times in Japan. Hiroki Huroda (203) ...
Yu Darvish earns 200th pro win as Padres pound Braves
Yu Darvish pitched seven shutout innings, extending his scoreless streak to 25 innings, and earned his 200th professional victory on Sunday as the visiting San Diego Padres hammered the Atlanta Braves 9-1.,It was the 107th win in the major leagues for Darvish, who won 93 times in Japan. Hiroki Hurod...
Shohei Ohtani hits winning single as Dodgers top Reds in 10
Shohei Ohtani delivered a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers walked away with a 3-2 victory Sunday over the visiting Cincinnati Reds., ,Andy Pages hit a home run as Los Angeles won the final three games of a four-game series. The Dodgers now await a visit from the ...
Diamondbacks get bats going to salvage finale vs. Tigers
Joc Pederson recorded three hits and drove in a pair of runs to help lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-4 lead over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in Phoenix.,Christian Walker also plated a pair of runs on two sacrifice flies as Arizona used a two-run seventh inning to salvage the finale of the thre...
Giants complete three-game sweep of Rockies
Matt Chapman capped a monster series with a go-ahead single, Heliot Ramos hit his first home run of the season and the San Francisco Giants completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies with a 4-1 triumph Sunday afternoon.,Jordan Hicks (4-1) combined with four relievers on a three-hi...
Jose Soriano's strong effort helps Angels down Rangers
Jose Soriano threw 7 2/3 effective innings for the Los Angeles Angels, who scored four times in the seventh to post a 4-1 win against the Texas Rangers on Sunday at Arlington, Texas.,It's the Angels' third win in the past four games and only their third series win of the season.,Soriano (2-4) allowe...
Pirates hold Cubs to a pair of hits for series win
Jack Suwinski hit a solo homer and Nick Gonzales singled in two runs as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday to take three of four games in the series.,Mitch Keller (5-3) allowed two runs on two hits with three walks and three strikeouts over six innings. Colin Holderm...
Kyle Tucker, Astros win rubber match vs. Brewers
Kyle Tucker recorded his sixth career multi-homer game while rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti pitched into the seventh inning for the first time as the Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of their interleague series with the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 on Sunday.,Tucker, who struck out ...
Mets show late-inning resolve in dispatching Marlins
Tyrone Taylor and Harrison Bader drove in two runs apiece in the first inning as the visiting New York Mets averted a three-game sweep by defeating the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Brandon Nimmo gave the Mets some breathing room with a two-run homer, part of a three-run burst in the top of...
Royals get big hits en route to sweeping A's
Brady Singer tallied nine strikeouts over six innings and Vinnie Pasquantino delivered a pinch-hit, three-run triple as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with an 8-4 win on Sunday.,Kansas City carried a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth after S...
Alek Manoah, Daniel Vogelbach guide Jays over Rays
Alek Manoah allowed one hit over seven shutout innings, Daniel Vogelbach had a home run among his three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 Sunday afternoon.,The Blue Jays avoided being swept in the three-game series and ended Tampa Bay's four-game winning streak....
Aaron Nola earns sixth win as Phillies cruise past Nationals
Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings, Alec Bohm homered and drove in five runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Washington Nationals 11-5 on Sunday to complete the three-game sweep.,Bryce Harper had three hits and drove in two runs for the Phillies, who have won six of seven. Nick ...
Will Brennan hits walk-off HR, Guardians sweep Twins
Will Brennan clubbed a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth, and the Cleveland Guardians swept a three-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.,After Cleveland's Emmanuel Clase (3-1) failed to hold a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth, Brennan picked him up when ...